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Feasibility of interactive voice response methods in health behavior research with immigrant Latinos
Joseph G Grzywacz1, Sara A Quandt, Antonio Marín
1Department of Family and Community Medicine, Center for Worker Health, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA. grzywacz@wakehealth.edu
Objectives:
Determine the feasibility of using interactive voice response (IVR) for conducting daily diary research with immigrant Latinos.
Methods:
Baseline data containing demographic, health, and job-related characteristics were obtained from immigrant Latino construction workers (N=119). Participants also completed an IVR-based daily diary for 21 consecutive days.
Results:
Over one third (37%) of the sample adhered to the 21-day protocol; a comparable percent-age (38.7%) initiated but did not adhere to the protocol; and 24% never began the diary protocol. Adherence was generally not predicted by demographic, health, or job-related characteristics.
Conclusions:
IVR technology makes diary studies with Latino samples feasible.
